What is the date and time of the 2020 Round Ireland Yacht Race?

August 22nd. Starting times: Monohulls 1300 hrs and Multihulls 13.10 hrs.

What is the Round Ireland Yacht Race distance?

Approximately 704 nautical miles or 1304 kilometres

Round Ireland Yacht 2022 Race Updates from Wicklow Sailing Club

Q: What is the Round Ireland Race speed record?

The Round Ireland race record of 38 h 37 min 7s is held by MOD-70 trimaran Musandam-Oman Sail and was set in June 2016.

Round Ireland Yacht 2022 Race Updates from Wicklow Sailing Club

Into the first night of the Volvo Round Ireland Race 2016, and Eric de Turckheim’s Teasing Machine continues to be towards the top of the corrected time reckonings, leading IRC overall at 2350hrs Saturday

Round Ireland Update: Offshore Accounts With The Wexford Banks Didn’t Pay Off

18th June 2016 Round Ireland

Day 1 2350hrs: The longest beach in Ireland runs south along the Wexford coast from Cahore Point all the way down to Wexford harbour itself writes W M Nixon. It’s pushing towards twenty miles and more in length, but through…

Today's Round Ireland 2016 start line showing a busy committee boat end. There was a southerly 10–knot breeze with a two knot tide pushing boats over the line

How to Make a Start in a Big Boat – Lessons 1 to 7

18th June 2016 Round Ireland

The nearer you were to today’s start of the Volvo Round Ireland Race 2016, the more amazing it all seemed. Yet it was difficult to see clearly what was happening as Teasing Machine and the mighty Rambler 88 came slicing through…

The two silver bullets find their way through the melee. Teasing Machine and Rambler (at centre) were okay on the line, but some others just inches ahead of them had to struggle back against the tide to re-start

Round Ireland Update: Silver Bullets Lead The Way Round Ireland

18th June 2016 Round Ireland

Day one 1815hrs: If you want to cut a dash in the Volvo Round Ireland Race 2016, make sure your boat’s a silver bullet writes W M Nixon. The two grey flyers – Eric de Turckheim’s A13 Teasing Machine from…

Round Ireland Race start 2016. Rambler 88 (black sails) attempts to get clear air seconds after the start but is surrounded by smaller competitors

Round Ireland Race Start: Rambler 88 Streaks Ahead From Wicklow's Biggest Ever Fleet

18th June 2016 Round Ireland

#RoundIreland - The 19th Round Ireland Yacht Race got off to a dramatic start from Wicklow at 1pm today. Although American maxi Rambler was prevented from making her spectacular committee boat start by smaller competitors blocking her lane, it was…

Rough seas are forecast close to the Fastnet and all along the west coast.

'Tough & Challenging Round Ireland Race Ahead', Says Sailing Forecaster Mike Broughton

17th June 2016 Round Ireland

Specialist sailing weather forecaster Mike Broughton of winningwind.com says tomorrow's Round Ireland Race will be a tough and challenging one ‘Looks like we have light sea breezes for the start in fine and sunny conditions – but it’s all going…

George’s 100 foot yacht, Rambler 100, capsized during the 2011 Fastnet Race.

American Round Ireland Race Sailor Meets Baltimore RNLI Hero Who Saved His Life

17th June 2016 Round Ireland

Yesterday, US businessman and life long-sailor and entrant in tomorrow's Round Ireland Race, George David, met one of the men who saved his life off the Cork coast five years ago. George’s 100 foot yacht, Rambler 100, capsized during the…

Volvo Round Ireland Yacht Race entry J109 Euro Car Parks with skipper Dave Cullen onboard

RORC's Volvo Round Ireland Race Preview

17th June 2016 Round Ireland

The RORC Season's Points Championship continues this weekend with the longest race of the thirteen race series, the Volvo Round Ireland Race. A record 64 yachts have entered with teams from ten different countries: Belgium, Finland, France, Great Britain, Ireland,…

Volvo Round Ireland Yacht Race entries gather at the Royal Irish Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire before tomorrow's start off Wicklow Head at 1pm

Round Ireland's Sailing Race's Record Entry – 64 Boats Here

17th June 2016 Round Ireland

Three Multi-One-Design (MOD) 70s, and the maxi-yacht Rambler 88 have added extra spice to a record-breaking 64-boat Volvo Round Ireland fleet that starts the 700-mile offshore race tomorrow at 1pm from Wicklow as David O'Brien writes in the Irish Times…

Ireland's only multihull entry in the 2016 Round Ireland Race is skippered by Hugo Karlsson-Smythe and crewed by Bowen Ormsby

Ireland's Only Multihull Entry Is Set For Round Ireland Challenge

17th June 2016 Round Ireland

Ireland's only multihull entry in the 2016 Round Ireland Race is skippered by Dun Laoghaire sailor Hugo Karlsson-Smythe and crewed by Bowen Ormsby. The Trilogic is a record setting Multi 50 Trimaran and pulled into Wicklow Harbour for Saturday's race after an 1800 mile shake…

The mighty one. Rambler 88 and her formidable owner-skipper George David are at the core of a remarkable team. He reckons that the Round Ireland course record set by Mike Slade’s 100ft Leopard is well within Rambler 88’s potential as the weather for todays racing, and in the day or two ahead, continues to take better shape for speed. And barring accidents or breakages, the record should in any case be very comfortably bested by the three MOD trimarans.

New Round Ireland Records Top Of The Agenda At Wicklow Today

18th June 2016 Round Ireland

Today sees the start off the Wicklow Pierheads of largest and most varied fleet in the 36-year history of the biennial Round Ireland Race from, which in its 19th edition takes on board sponsors Volvo Car Ireland for the first…

Phaedo3 in Dalkey Sound preparing for Saturday's Round Ireland start off Wicklow. Scroll down the page for video

Round Ireland Entry Phaedo3 Passes Through Dalkey Sound (VIDEO)

15th June 2016 Round Ireland

Round Ireland Race competitor Phaedo3 came through Dalkey Sound under full sail this morning, touching speeds of 17–knots. The MOD70 skippered by American Lloyd Thornburg was on a training for Saturday's Volvo Round Ireland race start off Wicklow Head. Scroll down for…

The 88–ft long boat Rambler88 berthed in Dun Laoghaire last night. Her all carbon 135-foot mast can be seen from afar, towering over other yachts in the harbour

88–Foot American Maxi Yacht Is Just Too Big To Berth At Royal Irish YC & Dun Laoghaire Marina

15th June 2016 Round Ireland

Following its arrival into Dun Laoghaire on Monday evening, maxi Round Ireland race entry Rambler 88 has been moored on St. Michael's Wharf, close to the Royal St. George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The special berth was arranged…

Dave Cullen, skipper of the J109 Euro Car Parks for the Round Ireland race with sponsor Patrick Coyle, MD of Windward Management

J/109 Round Ireland Crew (Consisting of Six National Champions) Signs New Sponsor

15th June 2016 Round Ireland

A Round Ireland Race J/109 crew consisting of six national champions from three classes from last weekend's ICRA championships at Howth Yacht Club is setting its sights high for Saturday's race start. The well known Howth based J/109 Storm has been chartered…

The Great Mother of All Round Ireland Record-Makers – Denis Doyle’s Moonduster in her first season of 1981. Photo: W M Nixon

Record Times Add The Fizz To Round Ireland Race

15th June 2016 Round Ireland

There’s a problem with the Round Ireland sailing record if you’re hoping to set a new one in the Volvo Round Ireland Race when it starts from Wicklow at 1300hrs this Saturday, June 18th writes W M Nixon. The problem…

Stakes high as Musandam-Oman Sail lines up against two MOD70s in 2016 Volvo Round Ireland Race

Round Ireland MOD Fight: OmanSail v Phaedo3 v Concise 10

14th June 2016 Round Ireland

Damian Foxall and Oman Sail’s crew on the Sultanate of Oman’s giant trimaran Musandam-Oman Sail are determined to fly the flag for Oman (and Foxall's home county Kerry) in Wicklow Sailing Club's Volvo Round Ireland Yacht Race this Saturday by beating…

US sailor, Lloyd Thornburg, sailing his MOD 70 Phaedo 3 off Dun Laoghaire yesterday

Round Ireland Racer Phaedo3 Takes a Spin on Dublin Bay

12th June 2016 Round Ireland

Volvo Round Ireland racer Phaedo3 went for a tack on Dublin Bay yesterday, making short work of a trip out past Dalkey Island as Saturday's DMYC 'King of the Bay' regatta was underway. US sailor, Lloyd Thornburg brought his MOD…

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Round Ireland Yacht Race Information

The Round Ireland Yacht Race is Ireland's classic offshore yacht race starts from Wicklow Sailing Club (WSC) and is organised jointly with the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) and the Royal Irish Yacht Club (RIYC). This page details the very latest updates from the 2008 race onwards including the race schedule, yacht entries and the all-important race updates from around the 704-mile course. Keep up to date with the Round Ireland Yacht Race here on this one handy reference page.

2020 Round Ireland Race

The 2020 race, the 21st edition, was the first race to be rescheduled then cancelled.

Following Government restrictions over COVID-19, a decision on the whether or not the 2020 race can be held was made on April 9 2020 to reschedule the race to Saturday, August 22nd. On July 27th, the race was regrettably cancelled due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19.

Because of COVID-19, the race had to have a virtual launch party at the Royal Irish Yacht Club for its 21st edition.

In spite of the pandemic, however, a record entry was in prospect for 2020 with 50 boats entered with four weeks to go to the race start. The race was also going big on size and variety to make good on a pre-race prediction that the fleet could reach 60. An Irish offshore selection trial also looked set to be a component part of the 2020 race.

The rescheduling of the race to a news date emphasises the race's national significance, according to Afloat here

FAQs

How many miles duration is the Round Ireland Yacht Race?

704 nautical miles, 810 miles or 1304 kilometres

What is the distance around Ireland's coastline?

3171 kilometres is the estimate of Ireland's coastline by the Ordnance Survey of Ireland.

Who is the sponsor of the 2020 Round Ireland Yacht Race?

SSE Renewables are the sponsors of the 2020 Round Ireland Race.

Who organises the Round Ireland Yacht Race?

Wicklow Sailing Club in association with the Royal Ocean Racing Club in London and The Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dublin.

Where is the Round Ireland Race Start?

Off Wicklow Harbour on Saturday, August 22nd 2020

What is the Round Ireland Race Start time?

Monohulls 1300 hrs and Multihulls 13.10 hrs

What is the Round Ireland Race course?

Leave Ireland and all its islands (excluding Rockall) to starboard.

How long does it take to sail Round Ireland?

It depends on the boat. The elapsed record time for the race is under 40 hours but most boats take five or six days to complete the course.

Is there a Round Ireland Race Tracker?

The Race Tracker is https://afloat.ie/sail/events/round-ireland/item/25789-round-ireland-yacht-race-tracker-2016-here.

What is the history of the Round Ireland Race?

The idea of a race around Ireland began in 1975 with a double-handed race starting and finishing in Bangor organised by Ballyholme Yacht Club with stopovers in Crosshaven and Killybegs. That race only had four entries. In 1980 Michael Jones put forward the idea of a non-stop race and was held in that year from Wicklow Sailing Club. Sixteen pioneers entered that race with Brian Coad’s Raasay of Melfort returning home after six days at sea to win the inaugural race. Read the first Round Ireland Yacht Race 1980 Sailing Instructions here

What is the Round Ireland Race speed record?

The Round Ireland race record of 38 h 37 min 7 s is held by MOD-70 trimaran Musandam-Oman Sail and was set in June 2016.

What is the Round Ireland Race Monohull Speed record?

George David’s Rambler 88 (USA) holds the fastest monohull race time of two days two hours 24 minutes and 9 seconds set in the 2016 race.

What was the first round Ireland voyage?

William Power's 45ft Olivia undertook a round Ireland cruise in September 1860

What is the Smallest Boat To Sail Round Ireland?

Richard Hayes completed his solo epic round Ireland voyage in September 2018 in a 14-foot Laser dinghy. The voyage had seen him log a total of 1,324 sea miles (2,452 kilometres) in 54 sailing days. in 1961, the Belfast Lough Waverly Durward crewed by Kevin and Colm MacLaverty and Mick Clarke went around Ireland in three-and-a-half weeks becoming the smallest keelboat ever to go round. While neither of these achievements occurred as part of the race they are part of Round Ireland sailing history